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Estimation of sediment properties during benthic impact experiments

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Title Estimation of sediment properties during benthic impact experiments
 
Creator Yamazaki, T.
Sharma, R.
 
Subject sediment properties
density
water
resuspended sediments
benthos
 
Description Sediment properties, such as water content and density, have been used to estimate the dry and wet weights, as well as the volume of sediment recovered and discharged, during benthic impact experiments conducted in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The estimates show that the weights of dry (355-1332 t) and wet sediment (1651-4888 t) recovered during the experiments, are not only a function of the total duration and distance covered during the experiment, but also depend on water content and density of the sediment. Estimation of dry sediment and its volumetric ratio in the discharge, are key parameters for calculating the discharged volume. The estimated volume of wet sediment recovered (1427-4049 m sup(3) as well as discharged (2693-6951 m sup(3)) during the experiments, provide important inputs to evaluate the sediment resettlement and migration. Using these estimates, the average depth of excavation on the seafloor, can also been calculated. However, the stages of sediment recovery and discharge are expressed differently in some of the experiments. In order to standardize these, different stages have been identified, and definitions of certain terms have been suggested, for use in the future. The methods of calculating different properties, as well as weight and volume of discharged sediment are described in the paper for use in other applications concerning deep-sea discharges
 
Date 2009-01-07T10:37:55Z
2009-01-07T10:37:55Z
2001
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, Vol.19; 269-289p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1554
 
Language en
 
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Publisher Taylor and Francis